Bader, who was within arm’s reach of a title shot following a 12-0 start to his career, now finds himself in a must-win situation following submission losses to now-champ Jon Jones at UFC 126 and former titleholder Tito Ortiz at UFC 132. The two-time Division I All-American wrestler had picked up wins over notables Keith Jardine and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira before the recent skid.

Brilz made his UFC debut in 2008 and won three of his first four fights. In fact, the four-year NCAA Division II wrestler’s only defeat came via close split decision to Eliot Marshall. But in his two most recent bouts, he’s suffered additional losses to Nogueira (via controversial split decision), and – following a yearlong layoff due to injuries – Vladimir Matyushenko (20-second knockout) back in April at UFC 129.

Lawlor, meanwhhile, fights for the first time in more than a year; the “TUF 8″ cast member hasn’t entered the cage since a UFC 121 unanimous-decision victory over Patrick Cote in October. Lawlor had been scheduled for a fight with Kyle Noke at UFC on Versus 5 next month but ultimately was forced off the card with an injury.

He now meets fast-rising Weidman, a two-time Division I All-American wrestler who’s had a largely smooth transition into MMA. The Serra-Longo Fight Team member signed with the UFC after just a 4-0 pro record and then made his octagon debut with a late-notice decision victory over Alessio Sakara at UFC on Versus 3. He then cemented his top-prospect status with a submission victory over Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131 (one that earned “Submission of the Night” honors).

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?